Samuel L. Jackson. (Rob Rich)

New York City - Golden Globe-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris hosted the 65th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12, 2011 live from the Beacon Theatre. The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. The Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards, founded by the American Theatre Wing in 1947, are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry.

The evening included performances by the 2011 Tony-nominated Best Musicals, "Anything Goes" featuring Sutton Foster; "Catch Me If You Can" with Norbert Leo Butz and Aaron Tveit; "How to Suceed in Business Without Really Trying" featuring Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette; "Sister Act" featuring Patina Miller; "The Book of Mormon" featuring Andrew Rannells and "The Scottsboro Boys" featuring Joshua Henry.

Additionally, casts from some of Broadway's hottest tickets, took to the stage, including the cast of "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" featuring Nick Adams, Tony Sheldon, and Will Swenson, "Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark" featuring Reeve Carney and Jennifer Damiano; John Leguizamo's "Ghetto Klown;" the 2010 Tony Award Winning Musical "Memphis" and special appearances by Paul Shaffer and the legendary Martha Wash.

The evening featured appearances by Alec Baldwin, Christie Brinkley, Matthew Broderick, Harry Connick, Jr., Viola Davis, Whoopi Goldberg, Kelsey Grammer, Joel Grey, Marg Helgenberger, Samuel L. Jackson, James Earl Jones, Al Pacino, Angela Lansbury, Jim Parsons, David Hyde Pierce, Vanessa Redgrave, Chris Rock, Brooke Shields, Robin Williams, Patrick Wilson, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.